Trial on appeal of Haji Mammadov and other accused starts

Court hearing with regard to the appeal against the verdict on Haji Mammadov, gang leader, former official of Crime Investigation Department of Interior Ministry and other members of the gang started at Azerbaijan's Court of Appeal.

The judge said that Supreme Court sent a letter to the Court of Appeals with regard to the appeal of Kamil Sedreddinov’s lawyer Ogtay Gerekmezli. Following this, Nasirov’s lawyer Adil Ismayilov and Ismayilov's lawyer Terlan Azayev said that they appealed to the Supreme Court as their petitions in the preparatory court proceeding were rejected.

Then the judge said a break will be announced until Supreme Court passes a decision. Public prosecutor Rahil Ismayilov petitioned for announcing break, APA reports.

Naila Guliyeva's lawyer Veli Nagdeliyev petitioned for passing a decision on his defendant’s missing the trial because of her disease. The judge announced a break until Supreme Court passes a decision on the lawyers' petitions.

Sedreddinov's lawyer Ogtay Gerekmezli appealed to the Supreme Court as his petition on sending the part of the criminal case related to his defendant to the court of first instance was rejected by Appeals Court.